Employers urged to promote mental wellbeing

New guidelines have been issued encouraging employers to promote mental wellbeing in the workplace.

Bosses are urged to provide 'productive and healthy working conditions' in order to reduce work-related stress, depression and anxiety.

According to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) - which provides recommendations on treatments and public health - some 13.7 million working days are lost each year as a result of work-related mental health conditions.

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Professor Mike Kelly, director of the Nice Public Health Excellence Centre, commented: 'The benefits of promoting mental wellbeing within the workplace are clear.

'Today's guidance explains how employers can make simple changes which will improve the management of mental health in the workplace, including the prevention and early identification of problems.'

The guidance recommends the provision of flexible working where practical, as well as a culture of participation and fairness.

Workplaces should also have systems in place for assessing and monitoring employees' mental wellbeing.

Meanwhile, a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found that a quarter of employees believe their mental health to be 'moderate' or 'poor'.

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